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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Horde

/(hōrd)/ · IPA /hɔɹd/
01 n. A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder…
  1. 1.
    A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
  2. 2.
    Any large group of people or animals, especially one wandering or moving about; as, the movie star was surrounded by a horde of screaming fans.